Cooking Connections

Gear up for a gluten free Thanksgiving! It seems more and more folks are looking for gluten free options for savory sides during the holidays. I’m one of them! Turn this culinary trend into tradition this year with two festive dishes from H-E-B Cooking Connections.

Prepare to be AMAZED! Chef Adrian Perez with Cooking Connections at H-E-B Montrose is right on target with this specialty dish for fall. Natural pork tenderloin cut into manageable medallions, made with a bottle of your favorite rosé wine, pitted cherries and a delectable cream sauce you’ll want to copy and reuse again and again…

The real “super bowl” this NFL season is in the kitchen! Chef Belinda of H-E-B Cooking Connections takes on tailgate appetites everywhere with a name that conjures up the most enticing of mental images…Salted Caramel Fantasy Nachos. Guests at your next get-together will be in full blitz mode to get the last one of these!

Howdy Houston! It’s no secret women love wine – but we also like to tailgate too! I got with Chef Anna of Cooking Connections at the H-E-B plus! at Bunker Hill for the inside scoop on healthy tailgating options that act as awesome alternatives to the usual suspects of heavy, fatty ‘man’ foods.

Ever heard of ‘peanut butter powder?’ It’s incredible, and it’s one of the tasty tips that make these frozen banana pops from Chef Charlotte in H-E-B’s Cooking Connections so sensational.These are easy to make…a five minute fantasy in the kitchen. Your kiddos will also love them as an after-school snack. Heck, bring them in on the cooking process!

The timing couldn’t be better. Just when the dog days of summer seem endless, along comes another dose of heat. This one though is celebrated, even welcomed by foodies in the know—Hatch chile season! The aroma alone of these flame-roasted chile peppers is intoxicating.

Summertime in Texas means watermelon season! These plump, plus-size fruits are in stock BIG TIME at H-E-B. Chef Belinda with Cooking Connections offers up some great tips on how to choose, and carve the juiciest, ripest melon of the bunch.

The endless days of summer are here at last! Chef Belinda Dernier of H-E-B Cooking Connections has happiness in the backyard for swanky summer entertaining…her Bodacious Barbecued Gulf Shrimp Cocktail.

Java lovers may currently find themselves rethinking the texture and temperature of that daily cup of Joe. Hot coffee still hits the spot first thing in the AM, but if you’re a multi-cup-a-day drinker and searching for variety, let’s CHILL! Much like the menus of our favorite restaurants sway with what the current season dictates, so we’re hankerin’ for something cold and bold…

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